Paul A. Broad, CEO of Australian Business

Paul Broad was appointed as CEO of Australian Business in May 2007 after the acquisition of PowerTel Limited. Paul was previously the Managing Director of PowerTel, since November 2004, following 15 years of service as Managing Director of some of Australia’s largest energy and water companies. He was also one of the original board members who founded PowerTel in 1999, using energy infrastructure to give PowerTel it’s competitive edge.

Paul managed EnergyAustralia from 1997. He led the transformation of EnergyAustralia from a public, government utility to a competitive national retailer of gas and electricity in all national markets. EnergyAustralia grew from a traditional monopolistic power into a truly competitive business, providing infrastructure and services to Australia's retail and wholesale markets, totalling 1.4 million customers.

Paul’s business management experience derived from his tenures as Managing Director for Hunter Water and Sydney Water Corporation. During this seven year period, Paul commercialised these companies and evoked change through the establishment of pricing regimes and performance comparisons, and the implementation of business reform programs. The success of these changes led to significant efficiency gains in the daily business operations of both the Sydney and Hunter Water corporations.

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